CAT 2021 Slot 2 QA Q9 Geometry

Question 9 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2021 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

If a rhombus has area 12 sq cm and side length 5 cm, then the length, in cm, of its longer diagonal is
  1. A
    \(\frac{\sqrt{37}-\sqrt{13}}{2}\)
  2. B
    \(\frac{\sqrt{13}+\sqrt{12}}{2}\)
  3. C
    \(\sqrt{37}+\sqrt{13}\)
  4. D
    \(\sqrt{13}+\sqrt{12}\)

Answer: (C) √(37)+√(13) Geometry MCQ

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